Leadership and Nationalism in Azerbaijan: Ali Mardan Bey Topchibashov, Founder and Creator

ISBN-13: 9780367664428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 248 str.

Jamil Hasanli

Opis

Based on extensive research from archives in Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Russia (Moscow and Kazan) and the UK, some of which are newly accessible, this book traces the political personality of Topchibashov as one of the largest Muslim leaders and founder of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Start of a Long Road: From Tiflis to St. Petersburg  2. The Capital of an Oil Kingdom: On the Eve of Great Events  3. The Year 1905: Baku on Fire  4. Leader of the Muslim Peoples of the Russian Empire  5. Living History between Two Russian Revolutions (1907–1917)  6. A Heavy Burden on the Eve of Independence  7. The Istanbul Mission of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister  8. Dark Days of the Azerbaijani Peace Delegation in Istanbul (January–April 1919)  9. The Struggle for Azerbaijan in Paris  10. Recognition of Azerbaijan’s Independence by the Versailles Supreme Council  11. The Active Struggle for Restoration of Azerbaijan’s Independence (1920–1923)  12. The Hard Years of Life in Exile (1924–1934)  Conclusion: In the Memory of Descendants

O autorze

Jamil Hasanli is an Azerbaijan historian and was a visiting professor at East China Normal University in Shanghai from 2016 to 2017. Previously he taught at Baku State University and served two terms as a member of Azerbaijan’s Parliament. He has published numerous books and articles, including Foreign Policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Routledge, 2016).